{"id":3196,"date":"2025-07-12T09:38:40","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T09:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=3196"},"modified":"2025-07-12T09:38:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T09:38:40","slug":"my-heart-is-absolutely-broken-yesterday-both-my-grandma-janet-and-my-grandma-paquita-passed-away-at-the-graves-of-grandma-janet-and-grandma-paquita-scotty-mccreery-sat-quietly-just-aft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=3196","title":{"rendered":"\u201cMy heart is absolutely broken. Yesterday, both my Grandma Janet and my Grandma Paquita passed away&#8221; &#8211; At the graves of Grandma Janet and Grandma Paquita, Scotty McCreery sat quietly just after sunrise on the morning of July 11, guitar resting gently in his lap as soft light spilled over the dewy grass. With tears in his eyes, he began to sing \u201cFive More Minutes,\u201d his voice trembling with grief: \u201cI\u2019d give anything for five more minutes\u2026\u201d There was no crowd, no spotlight\u2014only the breeze, the stillness, and a grandson trying to hold on to two women who shaped his soul. In that sacred moment, he didn\u2019t long for fame or stages\u2014just five more minutes with Janet and Paquita, to hug them tight, to whisper \u201cthank you,\u201d to hear one last \u201cI love you.\u201d But time had slipped away. And that song, on that quiet July morning, wasn\u2019t just a melody\u2014it was a prayer carried by the wind, straight from his breaking heart&#8230; WATCH VIDEO BELOW \ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Scotty McCreery Says He Is \u201cHeartbroken\u201d After Losing Both Of His Grandmothers<\/h2>\n<p>Country singer Scotty McCreery took to social media to mourn two huge losses. Both his maternal and paternal grandmothers passed away on Wednesday (July 9).<\/p>\n<p>He shared a photo of them both standing alongside him and his wife, Gabi, on their wedding day, writing,\u00a0<em><strong>\u201cMy heart is absolutely broken. Yesterday, both my Grandma Janet and my Grandma Paquita passed away. I think I am still in a bit of shock as I type this, but I\u2019m choosing to remember the great memories we all made with both of them. There really are too many to count.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fscottymccreery%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0aLcYsPXbqNg7NDghosBqnWXgY8FVPxPmtzcdkYJ5A8qXSKyV9VLQSZNqxJLpTUfWl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"597\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"500\" data-origheight=\"597\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>McCreery continued,\u00a0<em>\u201cFrom being on the farm in Elizabeth City or visiting the Outer Banks with Grandma Janet. And then the incredible memories we made at the backyard pool in Pinehurst, all the way to visiting Puerto Rico with Grandma Paquita. Both of them truly taught me what love is all about. I will miss them dearly. If yall could keep my family in your prayers I\u2019d appreciate it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\"><\/div>\n<p>Scotty\u2019s mother, Judy, also shared the heartbreaking news on Facebook. Her mother, Janet, was 85 years old. She passed away shortly after 1 PM on July 9 after battling norovirus and the flu, which then led to dehydration and pneumonia.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmikenjudy.mccreery%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02XgQbSmJZi1LngfsF78iVC9VLYNfr1rK1pHvnH7q5Lax31D6Ghcpt1WkC7qf8tyB1l&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"500\" data-origheight=\"250\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201c<em>I have to accept it was her time,<\/em>\u201d Judy said.<\/p>\n<p>She continued, \u201c<em>This is hard to fathom, but we also lost Mike\u2019s mom, Paquita, yesterday, a few hours later, at 4pm<\/em>.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Judy shared that Paquita was 93 and \u201c<em>had been in declining health<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Family Means Everything To Scotty<\/h3>\n<p>Scotty McCreery is a family man down to his core. He was raised in a close-knit family, being incredibly close to both sets of grandparents. He is now instilling the same values he was raised on onto his children. He is dad to Avery, and gearing up to welcome his second child with his wife, Gabi.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DJ-Nc5JR65A\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=675&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fnewsngay.com&amp;rp=%2Fngocquynhlt%2Fmy-heart-is-absolutely-broken-yesterday-both-my-grandma-janet-and-my-grandma-paquita-passed-away-at-the-graves-of-grandma-janet-and-grandma-paquita-scotty-mccreery-sat-quietly-just-aft%2F%3Ff#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A1567.4000000059605%2C%22ls%22%3A814.0999999940395%2C%22le%22%3A1486.9000000059605%7D\" height=\"823\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>His closeness to his grandparents was detailed in his song\u00a0\u201cFive More Minutes,\u201d\u00a0where he begs to have just five more minutes with his late grandfather. The song\u2019s music video has been viewed over 159 million times, so there are lots of people who can relate to his plea.<\/p>\n<p>Watch his music video for \u201cFive More Minutes\u201d below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Scotty McCreery - Five More Minutes (Official Video)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2dPDBU9MC8c\" width=\"350\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"350\" data-origheight=\"235\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scotty McCreery Says He Is \u201cHeartbroken\u201d After Losing Both Of His Grandmothers Country singer Scotty McCreery took to social media to mourn two huge losses. 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